American Studies, full-time, first cycle


In power from: 23 Apr 2024

Registration criteria

Admission rules

 Minimum number of points needed to be qualified: 50

Candidates are obliged to hold one of the documents accepted by the University of Warsaw, certifying their competence in the English language at least at the B2 level.

Polish new maturity exam 2005 – 2024

 Minimum number of points needed to be qualified: 50

Obligatory subject

Polish language

basic level x 0,6
or
advanced level x 1

Obligatory subject

Mathematics

basic level x 0,6
or
advanced level x 1

Obligatory subject

English language

advanced level x 1

Additional subject

One of the following subjects: Social studies, Spanish language, Philosophy, History, Geography 

basic level x 0,6
or
advanced level x 1

weight = 15%

weight = 15%

weight = 65%

weight = 5%

Points are calculated as follows:

W = a * P + b * M + c * J + d * X

where:

W – the final result
P – result from the Polish language on basic or advanced level
M – result from Mathematics on basic or advanced level
J – result from the English language on advanced level
X - result from additional subject on basic or advanced level
a, b, c, d – weights.

Important information for candidates with the foreign language exam result at bilingual level. >> Check! <<

Information on documents certifying knowledge of the English language. >> Check! <<

Candidates whose result in the English language at the advanced level in the Polish maturity exam („new maturity diploma”) is lower than 60% are obliged to upload on their registration account in the IRK system (section “Education” – “Certificates and other documents required to start studies”) one of the documents accepted by the University of Warsaw certifying their competence in English (see the above list) and contact the Admissions Commission.

 

Old maturity exam

 Minimum number of points needed to be qualified: 50

Obligatory subject

Polish language

basic level x 0,6
or
advanced level x 1
or
undefined level x 0,8

Obligatory subject

Mathematics

basic level x 0,6
or
advanced level x 1
or
undefined level x 0,8

Obligatory subject

English language

advanced level x 1
or
undefined level x 0,8

Additional subject

One of the following subjects:

Social studies, Spanish language, Philosophy, History, Geography

basic level x 0,6
or
advanced level x 1
or
undefined level x 0,8

weight = 15%

weight = 15%

weight = 65%

weight = 5%

Points are calculated as follows:

W = a * P + b * M + c * J + d * X

where:

W – the final result
P – result from the Polish language on basic or advanced or undefined level
M – result from Mathematics on basic or advanced or undefined level
J – result from the English language on advanced or undefined level
X - result from additional subject on basic or advanced or undefined level
a, b, c, d – weights.

Maturity exam after 1991

grade 6 = 100%
grade 5 = 90%
grade 4 = 75%
grade 3 = 50%
grade 2 = 30%

Maturity exam until 1991

grade 5 = 100%
grade 4 = 85%
grade 3 = 40%

Important information for candidates with Polish old maturity exam. >> Check! <<

Information on documents certifying knowledge of the English language. >> Check! <<

 

International Baccalaureate (IB)

 Minimum number of points needed to be qualified: 50

Obligatory subject

Polish language
or
language A*
or
literature and performance*

standard level (SL) x 0,6
or
higher level (HL) x 1

Obligatory subject

Mathematics

standard level (SL) x 0,6
or
higher level (HL) x 1

Obligatory subject

English language

higher level (HL) x 1

Additional subject

One of the following subjects:

Philosophy, History, Geography, Politics, Spanish language**, Anthropology, Management, Economics

standard level (SL) x 0,6
or
higher level (HL) x 1

weight = 15%

weight = 15%

weight = 65%

weight = 5%

*In case of lack of the Polish language, candidates with the English language as language A/ literature and performance can indicate English twice
so that its total weight is 80%
**Candidates with the Spanish language as language A/ literature and performance can indicate Spanish twice so that its total weight is 20%
 

Points are calculated as follows:

W = a * P + b * M + c * J + d * X

where:

W – the final result
P – result from the Polish language on standard or higher level
M – result from Mathematics on standard or higher level
J – result from the English language on higher level
X - result from additional subject on standard or higher level
a, b, c, d – weights.

The IB results will be converted according to the table below:

7 = 100%
6 = 90%
5 = 75%
4 = 60%
3 = 45%
2 = 30%

Important information for candidates with IB and EB. >> Check! <<

Information on documents certifying knowledge of the English language. >> Check! <<

 

European Baccalaureate (EB)

 Minimum number of points needed to be qualified: 50

Obligatory subject

Polish language
or
L1 language*

basic level x 0,6
or
advanced level x 1

Obligatory subject

Mathematics

basic level x 0,6
or
advanced level x 1

Obligatory subject

English language

advanced level x 1

Additional subject

One of the following subjects:

Philosophy, History, Geography, Economics, Spanish language**, Sociology

basic level x 0,6
or
advanced level x 1

weight = 15%

weight = 15%

weight = 65%

weight = 5%

*In case of lack of the Polish language, candidates with the English language as language L1 can indicate English twice so that its total weight is 80%
*Candidates with the Spanish language as language L1 can indicate Spanish twice so that its total weight is 20%

Points are calculated as follows:

W = a * P + b * M + c * J + d * X

where:

W – the final result
P – result from the Polish language on basic or advanced level
M – result from Mathematics on basic or advanced level
J – result from the English language on advanced level
X - result from additional subject on basic or advanced level
a, b, c, d – weights.

The EB results will be converted according to the table below:

9,00 - 10,00 = 100%
8,00 - 8,99 = 90%
7,50 - 7,99 = 75%
7,00 - 7,49 = 60%
6,00 - 6,99 = 45%
5,00 - 5,99 = 30%

Important information for candidates with IB and EB. >> Check! <<

Information on documents certifying knowledge of the English language. >> Check! <<

 

Foreign diploma

 Minimum number of points needed to be qualified: 50

Qualification procedure consists of two stages: calculation of points obtained at high school diploma (I stage) and qualification interview (II stage).

Qualification result at I stage is calculated according to the table below:

Obligatory subject

Polish language
or
original language of maturity (high school) exam*

Obligatory subject

Mathematics

Obligatory subject

English language

Additional subject

One of the following subjects:

Philosophy, History, Geography, Economics, Spanish language**, Anthropology, Management, Politics, Sociology

weight = 15%

weight = 15%

weight = 65%

weight = 5%

*In case of candidates with the English language as original language of maturity exam English can be indicated twice so that its
total weight is 80%
**Candidates with the Spanish language as original language of maturity can indicate Spanish twice so that its total weight is 20%

 

Points are calculated as follows:

W = a * P + b * M + c * J + d * X

where:

W – the final result
P – result from the Polish or original language
M – result from Mathematics
J – result from the English language
X - result from additional subject
a, b, c, d – weights.

Candidates, who obtain at least 60 points can participate in the II stage of the qualification procedure.

II STAGE

In the II stage candidates participate in the oral exam. The exam can also be conducted via Google Meets or, if necessary, another Internet communicator.

Candidates can obtain 0-100 points in the additional oral exam.

The oral exam will cover contemporary social issues of the United States of America, as well as basic information about political, social, and economic life of the USA and the region. Basic knowledge of facts about the US history and geography will also be evaluated. The exam consists of 4 questions.

The final result is calculated as follows: the weight of stage I of the qualification procedure – 50%, the weight of stage II of the qualification procedure – 50 %. The final result will be the arithmetic average of the results of both stages of the procedure.

Qualification interview: 17th of July, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. (interview will be conducted online via Zoom)

Calculation of candidates high school diploma results. >> Check! <<

Information on documents certifying knowledge of the English language. >> Check! <<

 

Checking candidates' competence to undertake studies conducted in the English language

Candidates are obliged to hold one of the documents accepted by the University of Warsaw, certifying their competence in the English language at least at the B2 level.

Information on documents certifying knowledge of the English language. >> Check! <<

 

Deadlines

Announcement of results: 22nd of July, 2024

Reception of documents: 

 

Payments

Application fee

Student's ID payment (ELS)

The studies are payable for citizens of Non-UE/EFTA countries (EEA parties) and Switzerland - tuition fees

 

Required documents

List of required documents submitted by candidates qualified for studies

 

Additional information

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